A person who is lactose intolerant cannot properly digest milk sugar (lactose). Instead, the milk sugar remains undigested in the colon and ferments causing gas, bloating, cramps, and diarrhea. This disorder is more common in adults, though it can occur in children.

Notes

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Digesting dairy products in small amount could help your level of tolerance. By giving the intestines on a normal basis the ability to digest in small quantities.

Lactose free products are available.

Lactose Intolerance is has similar symptoms to celiac disease.

Lactose Tolerance Test, Hydrogen Breath Test and Stool Acid Test (children and infants) are used to test for lactose intolerance.

Milk allergy is not lactose intolerance. Lactose intolerance is not being able to digest milk sugar.

Products that easier to digest are hard, aged cheeses like parmesan cheese.

Advice

Consuming a lot of water will help during an attack. Avoid solid food.

Make sure the medications you are taking are free of lactose. Your pharmacist would be able to tell you.

Yogurt cultures help it digest and make it a tolerable food. Homemade yogurt is recommended. Yogurt should have live cultures in it.

Yogurt is the only acceptable form of dairy products. Soymilk, Rice Dream, and soy cheeses are good substitutes for dairy products. Foods with lactose are especially irritating when consumed on an empty stomach.